Creating Space For Strength - Demographic Info

DemographicInformation
Preliminaryreport:Deliverable1
CreatingSpaceforStrength:AnAssetBasedCommunity
DevelopmentandResearchProjectFocussedonCalgarys
NorthCentralCommunities
November21,2012
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Tunstall,L.,Eaton,S.E.(2012).DemographicInformation:CreatingSpaceforStrength:AnAssetBased
CommunityDevelopmentandResearchProjectFocussedonCalgary'sNorthCentralCommunities.
AspenFamilyServices.
DemographicInformationonCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities
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TableofContents
1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................................6
2. OverviewofCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities..............................................................................7
3. Sources.................................................................................................................................................8
4. ATypicalResident................................................................................................................................9
5. Observations......................................................................................................................................10
5.1 Population....................................................................................................................................10
5.1.1.Communitypopulations..........................................................................................................10
5.1.2.PopulationChanges.................................................................................................................11
5.1.3.Ages.........................................................................................................................................12
5.1.4.Gender.....................................................................................................................................13
5.2 Education.....................................................................................................................................14
5.3 Employment.................................................................................................................................15
5.4 Income.........................................................................................................................................15
5.5 MaritalStatus...............................................................................................................................17
5.6 HouseholdStructure....................................................................................................................18
5.7 Housing/Dwellings.......................................................................................................................19
5.8 HousePrices.................................................................................................................................20
6. SpecialPopulationsandDiversity......................................................................................................22
6.1 ImmigrantResidents....................................................................................................................22
6.2 VisibleMinorityResidents............................................................................................................24
6.3 AboriginalResidents....................................................................................................................25
6.4 ResidentswithDisabilities...........................................................................................................26
6.5 OlderAdults/Seniors....................................................................................................................27
7. ModeofTransportation.....................................................................................................................29
8. Crime..................................................................................................................................................30
9. ParticipatoryActionImplications.......................................................................................................32
10. Bibliography.....................................................................................................................................33
11. Appendix:WardPopulationGraphics..............................................................................................35
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IndexofTables
Table1:CalgarysNorthCentralCommunities....................................................................................7
Table2:CommunityPopulations(2011)............................................................................................10
Table3:NorthernCalgaryCommunity5YearPopulationChanges..................................................11
Table4:AgeRangesbyCommunity(2011)........................................................................................12
Table5:HighestLevelofEducationinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)........................14
Table6:MedianHouseholdIncomeinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2005and2010).......16
Table7:MaritalStatusofPersonsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)..........................17
Table8:AverageNumberofPeopleperDwellinginCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2011)..19
Table9:PricesforSingleFamilyHomesinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2011).................20
Table10:PricesforCondominiumsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2011)........................21
Table11:NumberofRecentImmigrantsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities...........................22
Table12:OriginCountryofImmigrantsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006).................23
Table13:VisibleMinorityResidentsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)......................24
Table14:AboriginalResidentsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)...............................25
Table15:ResidentswithDisabilitiesinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)......................26
Table16:PopulationsofSeniorsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunties(2011).............................27
Table17:MedianIncomeforSeniorsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2005).....................28
Table18:TransportationinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities...................................................29
Table19:PolicereportedCrimesCommittedinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(April15
October15,2012)......................................................................................................................30
Table20:CrimeRatesinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(April15toOctober15,2012).......31
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Acknowledgements
Theauthorsgratefullyacknowledgethesupportandcontributionsofthosewhohavehelpedusprepare
thisreportandsupportthisproject:
ProjectOriginsNorthernHillsConstituency
ProjectFundersGovernmentofAlberta(CFEPGrant);UnitedWayofCalgaryandArea;Aspen
FamilyandCommunityNetworkSociety;NorthernHillsCommunityAssociation
ProjectSupportersNorthernHillsConstituency;CityofCalgary;AspenFamilyandCommunity
NetworkSociety;NorthernHillsCommunityAssociation;UnitedWayofCalgaryandArea
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Introduction
Thisreportisthefirstdeliverableinaprojectdesignedtouncoverthestrengths,spacesandcommunity
assetsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities.
Theprojectwillincludecollectingdatafromprimarysourcessuchasinterviewsandcommunity
meetings,andsecondarydata,suchasthedemographicdataprovidedinthisreport.
Collectingthedemographicdatafirstallowsustounderstandwhoweshouldfocusonforourinterview
andcommunitymeetingsinordertoensurethatthepopulationsofthecommunitiesincludedinthe
studyarerepresentedfairly.
ThedataprovidedinthisreportareexclusivetothecommunitiesthattheSteeringCommitteeforthis
projecthasidentifiedintheearlystagesoftheproject.Thestatisticsincludedarebynomeans
exhaustive.Anyomissions(withintheparametersofourstudy)orerrorsarepurelyunintentional.Every
efforthasbeenmadetopresentvalidandreliabledata.
SinceourprojectusesamodifiedParticipatoryActionResearch(PAR)approach,weinvitefeedback
fromcommunitymembersandinparticular,fromtheSteeringCommitteeofthisproject.The
implicationsofthisdataforaPARprojectarenotedattheendofthereport.
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OverviewofCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities
Thefirstphaseoftheprojectistounderstandtheparametersofthestudy,andinparticularto
understandtheoveralldemographicinformationavailableforthecommunitiesunderstudy.Forthe
purposesofthisreport,thestudyareaincludes:
NorthernHills:CoventryHills,PanoramaHills,HarvestHills,CountryHills,andCountryHills
Village;
Evanston/Creekside1;
HiddenValley2;
SandstoneValley/MacEwanGlen.
Currently,thesecommunitiesfallintothefollowingcivicwardsandprovincialridings3,withcurrent
governmentrepresentativeslistedalso.Mapsofelectoraldivisionsmaybefoundat:
http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/
Table1:CalgarysNorthCentralCommunities
Community
Association
Community
Ward
Councillor
ElectoralDivision
MLA
HarvestHills
JimStevenson
CalgaryNorthernHills
TeresaWooPaw(PC)
CoventryHills
JimStevenson
TeresaWooPaw(PC)
CountryHills
GaelMacLeod
TeresaWooPaw(PC)
CountryHillsVillage 3
JimStevenson
TeresaWooPaw(PC)
PanoramaHills
JimStevenson
TeresaWooPaw(PC)
Evanston
Creekside
Community
Association
Evanston
GordLowe
Creekside
Hidden
ValleyCA
HiddenValley
Sandstone
MacEwan
Community
Assocation
Northern
Hills
Community
Association
CalgaryMacKayNoseHill
GordLowe
CalgaryFoothills
LenWebber(PC)
GaelMacLeod
CalgaryFoothills
LenWebber(PC)
MacEwan
GaelMacLeod
NeilBrown(PC)
Sandstone
GaelMacLeod
NeilBrown(PC)
NeilBrown(PC)
Acallto311confirmedthatCreeksidewouldbelocatedinWard2.
ThesubcommunityofHansonRanchispartofCalgaryNorthernHillsandislocatedinWard4.Thesub
communityofHansonRidgeisinPanoramaHillsandislocatedinWard3.
3
Electoraldivisionsdonotexactlymatchmunicipalcommunities.
2
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Sources
ThedataforthisreportwasdrawnmainlyfromtheCityofCalgarysCommunityProfiles,asreportedby
thesocialresearchpolicydepartmentoftheCityofCalgaryusingthe2011civiccensusand2006federal
census.4Themostrecentfederalcensuswasconductedin2011butcommunityleveldatawill
unfortunatelynotbeavailableuntilfall2013,soinsomecategoriesthe2006censusdataisthemost
recentavailable.Insomecases,thecommunityprofilesdonotincludeall2011civiccensusdata,in
whichcase,theoriginalcensusreportwasconsulted.5Forhomeprices,reportingfromtheCalgaryReal
EstateBoard(CREB)wasused,andforcrime,theCalgaryPoliceServiceCrimesWebMapping
Applicationwasconsultedforthemostrecentsixmonthperiod.
TheCanadianCouncilonSocialDevelopmenthasalsoestablishedtheCommunityDataPrograminthe
1990s.Thisprogramallowsmunicipalitiesandcommunityagenciesandnonprofitstoaccess
customizeddatafromStatisticsCanadaandotherprovidersthathelpswhenmonitoringandreporting
onsocialandeconomicdevelopmenttrendswithintheircommunities.Aspenisamemberofthis
programandcanaccessthisinformation.Thispreliminaryreportdoesnotincludethisdataasyet,but
thisprogramwillbeconsultedbeforethefinalreportissubmitted.
SocialPolicyandPlanningDivision,CommunityProfiles(Calgary:CommunityNeighbourhoodServices,Cityof
Calgary,2012).Web.30October2012.<http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Pages/Socialresearchpolicyand
resources/Communityprofiles/CommunityProfiles.aspx>
5
CityofCalgary,2011CivicCensusResults(Calgary:ElectionandInformationServices,2011),p.35;12332.Web.
30October2012.<http://www.calgary.ca/CA/cityclerks/Documents/Electionandinformationservices/Civic
Census/2011_census_result_book.pdf>.
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ATypicalResident
Ofcourse,therecanbenotypicalresidentsofthecommunitiesunderstudy.Eachoneofthe77,946
peoplewholivethereisuniqueandisaresultofbothgenesandupbringing.However,when
consideringthedemographicdataavailableforthecommunities,acompositeprofilecanbecollected
fromtheavailabledatawhenconsideringaveragesandmediansacrosstheninecommunities.
Acompositeprofileofatypicalresidentofthesecommunitiesfindstheperson:
Isbetween35and44;
Isemployed;
Drivesalonetowork;
Hasonechildlivingathome(1.1);
Hasahouseholdincomeofapproximately$106,254;6
Haseitherahighschooldiplomaorauniversitydegree;
Ismarried;
IsCanadianbornandCaucasian;
Ownshis/herownhome.
Thisfigureisextrapolatedfrom2006censusdata,whichshowedamediaincomeforthecommunitiesof
$79,830.However,by2010,themedianincomeforCalgaryhadgoneupto$89,490or33.1%
(www.statcan.gc.ca/tablestableaux/sumsom/l01/cst01/famil107aeng.htm)whichwouldbein2010dollars
adjustedforinflation.Therefore,becauseofthevastchangeinmedianincomesincelastdataavailablein2005,
themedianincomehasbeenincreasedby33.1%forthisreport.Thiscanbeframedonlyasabestguessnumber
andactual2006incomefigurescanbefoundintheAppendix.
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Observations
Beyondthesehighlevelcompositecharacteristics,therearemoredetailedobservationsaboutthisarea
ofCalgarythatcanbemade.Thesearegleanedfromvariouspopulationcharacteristics,includingage,
gender,education,employment,income,households,dwellings,etc.Therearealsocertainspecial
populationsthatarehighlightedwithinthisreport,asanattempttouncoversomeofthemorediverse
aspectsoftheareaspopulation.
5.1 Population
5.1.1.Communitypopulations
Thetotalpopulationforthestudyareais77,946,or7.1%ofCalgarystotal2011population.
PanoramaHillsisthelargestcommunitywith19,851residents,followedbyCoventryHills
(15,722)andHiddenValley(11,657).ThesmallestcommunityisCountryHillsVillagewith2,342
residents,followedbyCountryHillsat3,720.Threeofthelargest20communitiesinCalgaryare
foundwithinthisstudyarea:PanoramaHills(1);CoventryHills(7)andHiddenValley(16).
Table2:CommunityPopulations(2011)
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
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5.1.2.PopulationChanges7
Thecommunitiesunderstudyarealsoamixturebetweenolder,establishedcommunitiesand
newer,growingcommunities.Ingeneral,HarvestHillsandCountryHillshaveremainedwitha
constantpopulationoverthepastfiveyears.HiddenValley,MacEwanGlenandSandstone
Valleyhaveactuallylostresidentsduringthistimeperiod.CoventryHills,PanoramaHillsand
Evanston/Creeksidehaveexperiencedrapidgrowth.
Table3:NorthernCalgaryCommunity5YearPopulationChanges
Evanston
Hidden
CreeksideCA ValleyCA
NorthernHillsCA
DataPoint
Popul a ti on(2011)
Popul a ti oncha ngefrom
20102011(twoyea r)
Popul a ti oncha ngefrom
20072011(fi veyea r)
Harvest Country
Hills
Hills
Country
Coventry Panorama Evanston/
Hills
Hills
Hills
Creekside
Village
Hidden
Valley
SandstoneMacewan
CA
MacEwan Sandstone
TotalArea
Glen
Valley
Cityof
Calgary
7,485
3,720
2,342
15,722
19,851
5,889
11,657
5,138
6,142
77,946
1,090,936
74
46
24
1,952
706
123
24
237
2,462
25,481
78
879
1,832
7,955
2,620
153
244
415
12,554
99,177
Thedatainthissectionisdrawnfromthe2011civiccensus.CityofCalgary,2011CivicCensusResults(Calgary:
ElectionandInformationServices,2011),p.8189.Web.30October2012.http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city
clerks/Documents/Electionandinformationservices/CivicCensus/2011_census_result_book.pdf
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5.1.3.Ages8
TheageprofileofthecommunitiesalsomirrorsthatofCalgaryquiteclosely.Theonlyslight
differenceisthatthemostcommonagerangefortheareaunderstudyisbetween35and44,
whileforCalgaryitisslightlyyoungeratbetween25and34.Theonlytwocommunitiesthat
mirrorCalgarysmostcommonagerangeareCountryHillsVillageandEvanston/Creekside.
CountryHillsVillagealsohasthelowestnumber(250)andpercentage(10.7%)ofchildren,while
alsobeinghometothehighestpercentageofseniors(28%)andthesecondhighestnumberat
656.PanoramaHillsactuallyhasthehighestnumberofresidentsover65livinginthe
community(943),althoughthisonlyequatesto4.8%ofthetotalcommunitypopulation.
ThecommunitywiththemostchildrenisalsoPanoramaHills(6,201or31.2%ofthecommunity
population).Evanston/Creeksideactuallyhasthehighestpercentageofchildrenlivingthereat
32.4%or1,909children.HiddenValleyalsohasahighpercentageofchildrenat31.9%or3,714.
Therearealso6,099(7.8%ofthetotalareapopulation)childrenundertheageoffourlivingin
allofthecommunities.
Table4:AgeRangesbyCommunity(2011)
25000
Over75
20000
6574
15000
5564
10000
4554
5000
3544
2534
2024
1519
514
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5.1.4.Gender9
Thegenderbreakdownofthepopulationisverycloseto5050forthearea,asitisforCalgaryin
general(39,016female;38,930male).Thereisanotabledifferenceinchildrenunder19,where
males(11,763)outnumberfemales(11,126)by637individuals.Thereisacontrastingdifference
foundattheotherendoftheagespectrum,wherewomen65andolder(2,495)outnumber
menofthesameagerange(2,096)bysome400individuals.
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5.2 Education10
Theeducationalstatusoftheresidentsinthestudyareatracksverycloselywiththoseof
Calgaryingeneral.In2006,closetoonequarterofresidentshadeitherahighschooldiploma
(25%)orauniversitydegree(23.3%)listedastheirhighestlevelofeducation.Thisisverysimilar
totheaverageCalgaryratesofhighschool(25.6%)anduniversityeducation(25.3%).Therewas
a17.3%rateofarearesidentsheldnodegree,diplomaorcertificate,whichwasagaincloseto
the18.1%Calgaryaverage.
Withinthecommunities,Evanston/Creeksidehasthemosthighlyeducatedresidents,with
30.9%holdingauniversitydegree,withanother25.4%holdingacollegediploma.Only10.9%
hadnodegree,diplomaorcertificateand18.5%hadonlyhighschool.CountryHillsVillagehad
thelowestpercentageofuniversityeducatedresidents(16.9%),followedbyHarvestHills
(17.6%)andSandstoneValley(19.9%).CountryHillsVillagealsohadthehighestpercentageof
residentswithtradescertifications.
Table5:HighestLevelofEducationinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)
CityofCalgary
Nocerqcate,diplomaor
degree
TotalArea
SandstoneValley
HighSchool
MacEwanGlen
HiddenValley
Trades/Apprenqceship
Evanston/
College
PanoramaHills
CoventryHills
UniversitybelowBA
CountryHillsVillage
CountryHills
UniversityBA+
HarvestHills
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%100%
10
Thedatainthissectionisdrawnfromthe2006federalcensus,fromtheCityofCalgaryCommunityProfiles.
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5.3 Employment11
Theemploymentratein2011forthoseovertheageof15inthestudyarea(69.5%)isslightly
higherthanoverallrateforCalgary(65.3%).ThehighestratesareinEvanston/Creekside
(79.6%),CoventryHills(76.5%)andHiddenValley(72.9%).Again,CountryHillsVillage,withits
largeseniorpopulation,hasthelowestemploymentrateatjust50.6%,followedbySandstone
Valley(65.4%)andMacEwanGlen(68.6%).
5.4 Income12
Themedianhouseholdincomefigurescomefrom2005data,asreportedinthe2006census.
Calgaryexperiencedasignificanteconomicboomafter2005,andassuchthe2005figuresare
notreflectiveofcurrentconditions.StatisticsCanadareportedin2006thattheCalgaryaverage
householdincomewas$67,238;by2010,thisfigurehadincreasedto$89,49013which
representsa33.1%increase.Asaresult,twoversionsofthemedianincomearepresented
here:oneisthe2005data,whichisfirm,whiletheotheristhe2005figuresincreasedby33.1%.
Althoughthisisnotscientific(asforexample,CountryHillsVillagehasahigherpercentageof
seniorsonfixedincomes),itwillprovideacloserreflectionofcurrentestimatedmedian
incomes.
ThehighestmedianincomeratesarefoundinHiddenValley($89,0442005;$119,4192010),
PanoramaHills($89,0442005;$118,5182010),MacEwanGlen($87,9432005;$117,052
2010)andHarvestHills($87,2002005;$116,0632010).Thelowestratesbyfararefoundin
CountryHillsVillage($50,9602005;$67,8282010),againbecauseofthehighpopulationof
seniorslivingonfixedincomes.
Thereisasignificantlylowerrateoflowincomehouseholdsinthestudyarea(7.3%)thanacross
Calgary(14.2%).ThehighestratesarefoundinSandstoneValley(8.5%)followedbyMacEwan
Glen(8.3%)andEvanston/Creekside(8.3%).ThelowestratesarefoundinPanoramaHills
(5.1%)andHarvestHills(5.9%).
11
Thedatainthissectionaredrawnfromthe2011civiccensus.CityofCalgary,2011CivicCensusResults(Calgary:
ElectionandInformationServices,2011),p.35;12332.Web.30October2012.<http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city
clerks/Documents/Electionandinformationservices/CivicCensus/2011_census_result_book.pdf>.
12
Thedatainthissectionaredrawnfromthe2006federalcensus,fromtheCityofCalgaryCommunityProfiles.
13
StatisticsCanada,Familyincomeandincomeofindividuals,relatedvariables:Subprovincialdata,2010(Ottawa:
StatisticsCanada,June27,2012).Web.31October2012.<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily
quotidien/120627/dq120627beng.pdf>
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Table6:MedianHouseholdIncomeinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2005and2010)
MedianHousehold
Income(2005)
HarvestHills
CountryHills
CountryHillsVillage
CoventryHills
PanoramaHills
Evanston/
HiddenValley
MacEwanGlen
SandstoneValley
TotalArea
CityofCalgary
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0
ApproximateMedian
HouseholdIncome(2010)
Withfewexceptions,residentsinCalgarysNorthCentralcommunitieshaveahigherhouseholdincome
thantheaveragehouseholdinCalgary.
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5.5 MaritalStatus14
Thevastmajorityofresidentsovertheageof15inthestudyareaaremarriedcouples(59.8%)
asof2006,whilethosewhowerenevermarriedarenextat29.8%.Thisdiffersfromtheaverage
acrossCalgaryas35.6%werenevermarried,while49.7%weremarried.Therewasan7.9%
divorceorseparationrate,while7.8%ofcoupleswerelivingcommonlaw.Only2.6%of
residentswerewidowed.
PanoramaHillsandEvanston/Creeksidehadthehighestrateofmarriedcouplesat64.9%.
HiddenValleywasnextat62.6%.CountryHillsVillagehadthelowestpercentageofmarried
couplesat48.8%,andalsothehighestpercentageofwidowedindividualsat14.1%,whichisnot
surprisingconsideringtheprofileofolderresidentslivinginthecommunity.
Table7:MaritalStatusofPersonsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)
120.0%
100.0%
80.0%
Widowed
60.0%
Divorced
40.0%
Separated
20.0%
Married
0.0%
Nevermarried
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5.6 HouseholdStructure
Asreportedinthe2006federalcensus,therearealso5%ofresidentsoftheareawhoareliving
alone,withthehighestratebeing28.8%inCountryHillsVillage.Thelowestrateforindividuals
livingaloneoccursinEvanston/Creekside(2.7%)andHiddenValley(3.9%).Allcommunitiesinthe
studyareahavelowerratesofsinglepersonhouseholdsthantheCalgaryaverage(10.2%).15
Therearealsoalowerpercentageofloneparentfamilieswithchildrenlivinginthisarea.Thereis
anaverageof16.4%ofhouseholdsheadedbyaloneparent,comparedto23.5%forallofCalgary.
ThereisahighpercentagelivinginCountryHillsVillage(36.8%),whichistheonlycommunity
higherthantheCalgaryaverage.Thelowestpercentageofloneparentfamiliesarefoundin
Evanston/Creekside(9.7%),followedbyPanoramaHills(11.4%).16
Therearealsoaconsiderablenumberofchildrenlivingathome.Therewere16,845children
undertheageof18(77.7%)livingathomein2006,whiletheremaining4,830(22.3%)wereover
18.Therearefewerchildrenovertheageof18livingathomeinthecommunitiesunderstudy
thaninCalgary(28.3%).Therearequitesubstantialdifferencesbetweencommunities.Sandstone
Valleyhasthehighestpercentageofchildrenover18livingathomeat35.9%,followedby
MacEwanGlenat31%.Thelowestpercentageofchildrenover18livingathomeisfoundin
CoventryHillsatjust14.5%,followedbyEvanston/Creeksideat15.6%.17
15
17
16
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5.7 Housing/Dwellings18
Therewere27,324dwellingsinthestudyareain2011,whichisdistributedinamannerthat
closelymirrorsthepopulationsoftheninecommunities.Therearefarmoresinglefamilyhomes
(SFH)inthisarea(78.3%)thanexistonaverageacrossCalgary(57.9%).Conversely,therearealso
fewerapartments(8.1%),townhouses(8.5%),andduplexes(4.4%)thanintherestofCalgary.
CoventryHillshasthehighestpercentageofSFHwith94.6%,followedbyEvanston/Creeksideat
90.8%andHiddenValleyat89%.CountryHillsVillagehasnoSFH,onlyapartmentsand
townhouses.
Ownershipratesarealsohigherinthestudyarea(86.8%)thanintherestofCalgary(72.8%).The
outlierinpercentageofownershipisagainCountryHillsVillage(69%).
Theaveragenumberofindividualsperdwellingrangesbetween1.84(CountryHillsVillage)and
3.17(PanoramaHills),withanaveragefortheareaof2.86.
Table8:AverageNumberofPeopleperDwellinginCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2011)
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
18
ElectionandInformationServices,2011),p.35;12332.Web.30October2012.<http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city
clerks/Documents/Electionandinformationservices/CivicCensus/2011_census_result_book.pdf>.
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5.8 HousePrices19
In2011,averagespricesforsinglefamilyhome(SFH)($380,609)20andcondo($270,248)21prices
inthestudyareaaregenerallylowerthantheCalgaryaverage($453,845SFH;$288,291
condo)22,althoughthemedianpriceforcondosisslightlyhigher($260,100area;$255,000
Calgary)23.TheexceptiontothisisPanoramaHills,wheretheaverageSFHpricewas$471,257,
whichisslightlyhigherthantheaverage.24
Table9:PricesforSingleFamilyHomesinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2011)
$500,000
$450,000
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
MedianPrice(2011)
$150,000
Averageprice(2011)
$100,000
$50,000
$0
19
ThedatainthissectionisdrawnfromCalgaryRealEstateBoard(CREB)statistics.
CREB,CommunityStatisticsYearSummary2011:SingleFamilyHomes(Calgary:CREB,2012).Web.30Oct.
2012.http://www.creb.com/public/documents/statistics/2011/community/YTD_11_Community_SF_PB.pdf.
21
CREB,CommunityStatisticsYearSummary2011:Condominiums(Calgary:CREB,2012).Web.30Oct.2012.
<http://www.creb.com/public/documents/statistics/2011/community/YTD_11_Community_CO_PB.pdf>
22
CREB,CalgaryRegionalHousingMarketStatistics(Calgary:CREB,January2012),p.2.Web.30October2012.
http://www.creb.com/public/documents/statistics/2012/package/resstats2012_January.pdf.
23
CommunityStatisticsYearSummary2011:CondominiumsandCalgaryRegionalHousingMarketStatistics,
January2012.
24
CommunityStatisticsYearSummary2011:SingleFamilyHomes,p.1.
20
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Table10:PricesforCondominiumsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2011)
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
MedianPrice(2011)
$100,000
Averageprice(2011)
$50,000
$0
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SpecialPopulationsandDiversity
Therearenumeroussubpopulations,orgroupsofpeople,withinthesecommunitiesthatcanbe
revealedusingbothfederalandciviccensusdata.Thereisademonstrateddesireonthepartofthe
communitytoincludetheseresidentsinthestudy.
Diversityisatermthatincludesavarietyofdifferentpersonalcharacteristics.Forthepurposesof
thisreport,thefocuswillbeonthefollowingcategories:immigrant,visibleminority,Aboriginal,
disability,andseniors.
6.1 ImmigrantResidents
Calgaryhasexperiencedtremendousgrowthinpopulationoverthepastdecade,andmuchof
thisgrowthisduetoimmigrantschoosingthecityastheirnewCanadianhome.In2010,the
totalimmigrantpopulationofCalgarywasestimatedtobe304,000,oralmost30%,andis
expectedtoclimbto500,000by2020.25
Asof2006,thecommunitiesinthisstudyhaveonaverage27.9%oftheirresidentsidentifiedas
immigrants.ThehighestratesofimmigrantsarefoundinthecommunitiesofPanoramaHills
(41.7%)andSandstoneValley(38.8%).Thelowestpercentageofimmigrantresidentsisfoundin
HarvestHills(19.4%).Whenconsideringnumbers,againPanoramaHillsleadsthewaywith
4,255immigrantresidents,followedbyHiddenValley(3,130)andCoventryHills(2,900).
Table11:NumberofRecentImmigrantsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Numberofresidents
25
DiversityinCalgary:LookingForwardto2020(Calgary:CityofCalgary,2011.)Web.30October2012.
<http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Documents/Socialresearchpolicyandresources/diversityinCalgary.pdf>
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Additionaltothisoveralldata,thefederalcensusalsoprovidesmoredetailedinformationon
thebreakdownoftheorigincountryofmostrecentimmigrants.From2001to2006,thetop10
countriesoforiginwerereportedonatthecommunitylevel.Withinthestudyarea,immigrants
fromChinawerethemostcommon,followedbythosefromthePhilippines,Pakistanand
Afghanistan.ThehighestnumbersofChineseimmigrantsliveinSandstone,whilethehighest
numbersofPakistaniimmigrantsliveinPanoramaHillsandHarvestHills.Thereisalsoalarge
populationofAfghansinCoventryHills.ThelargestnumbersofimmigrantsfromthePhilippines
liveinHiddenValleyandPanoramaHills.
Table12:OriginCountryofImmigrantsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Thenumberofimmigrantsfromlocationsthatwereunspecifiedissignificant.Thismakesit
difficulttoprojectwhatthedemographicsofthesecommunitiesmaylooklike,intermsof
immigrantpopulations,inthecomingyears.
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6.2 VisibleMinorityResidents
ResidentswhoidentifyasvisibleminoritycanbeeitherimmigrantorCanadianborn.According
tothe2006federalcensus,22.2%ofCalgaryspopulation,or237,900,belongedtoavisible
minoritygroup,whichisthefourthhighestpercentageinthecountrybehindToronto(42.9%),
Vancouver(41.7%)andAbbotsford(22.8%).Onlyoneinthreevisibleminorityresidentswere
Canadianborn,whiletwothirdswereimmigrants.26
Withintheareaunderstudy,therewereatotalof20,150whoidentifiedasvisibleminorityin
2006,or32.6%,whichisahigherratethantheaveragerateforCalgary.Therearesignificant
differenceswithinthecommunities,withPanoramaHillshavingoverhalfofitspopulation
identifyingasvisibleminority(52.6%),followedbySandstoneValley(45.3%)andCountryHills
(24.4%).ThecommunitywiththelowestpercentageofvisibleminorityresidentswasCountry
HillsVillage(15.1%),whichwastheonlycommunitytoreportapercentagelowerthanthe
Calgaryaverage.
Table13:VisibleMinorityResidentsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)
Community
CountryHills
CountryHillsVillage
CoventryHills
HarvestHills
PanoramaHills
Evanston/Creekside
HiddenValley
MacEwanGlen
SandstoneValley
Total
Number Percentage
885
24.4%
175
15.1%
3,150
25.0%
1,655
22.5%
5,375
52.6%
840
28.3%
3,725
30.8%
1,340
26.0%
3,005
45.3%
20,150
32.6%
26
StatisticsCanada,Canada'sEthnoculturalMosaic,2006Census:Canada'smajorcensusmetropolitanareas.
Calgary:Nearlyoneinfourbelongedtoavisibleminoritygroup(Ottawa:StatisticsCanada,n.d.)Web.30October
2012.http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/censusrecensement/2006/assa/97562/p23eng.cfm.
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6.3 AboriginalResidents27
Asreportedinthe2006federalcensus,therewere26,575AboriginalpeoplelivingintheCalgary
censusmetropolitanarea,whichincludestheTsuuTinaNation.ThetermAboriginalused
hereincludesNorthAmericanIndian,MtisorInuit,and/orthosewhoreportedbeingaTreaty
IndianoraregisteredIndianasdefinedbytheIndianActofCanada,and/orthosewhoreported
theyweremembersofanIndianbandorFirstNation.Unfortunately,thecommunityleveldata
doesnotprovideafurtherbreakdownoftheAboriginalpopulationastothesegroups.
TheAboriginalpopulationiswidelydistributedacrossCalgary,withnoonecommunityhavingan
Aboriginalpopulationexceeding12%.28Withinthecommunitiesinthestudyarea,the
Aboriginalpopulationisquitesmallat2%oftheareaspopulation.Thelargestpopulationof
AboriginalresidentsliveinHiddenValley(325or2.8%).TherewerenoAboriginalresidents
livinginCountryHillsVillage.
Table14:AboriginalResidentsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)
Community
CountryHills
CountryHillsVillage
CoventryHills
HarvestHills
PanoramaHills
Evanston/Creekside
HiddenValley
MacEwanGlen
SandstoneValley
Totals
Number Percentage
90
2.4%
0
0.0%
280
1.8%
110
1.5%
110
0.6%
45
0.8%
325
2.8%
135
2.6%
120
2.0%
1,215
2.0%
27
StatisticsCanada,2006AboriginalPopulationProfileforCalgary(Ottawa:StatisticsCanada,n.d.)Web.30
October2012.<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89638x/2010003/article/11076eng.htm>.
28
OurCity;OurBudget;OurFuture:AboriginalCalgarianConsultation(Calgary:CityofCalgary,April2011),p.1.
Web.30October2012.
<http://www.calgary.ca/_layouts/cocis/DirectDownload.aspx?target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calgary.ca%2FCA%2Ff
s%2FDocuments%2FPlansBudgetsandFinancialReports%2FBusinessPlansandBudgets2012
2014%2FStakeholderEngagement%2FCommunityConversationCalgaryUrbanAboriginal
Initiative.pdf&noredirect=1&sf=1>
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6.4 ResidentswithDisabilities29
Asof2006,therewere7,260residentswithdisabilitieslivinginthearea,whichequatesto
11.7%ofthetotalpopulationinthestudyarea.Thisislessthanthe16.3%rateacrosstheCityof
Calgary.Notsurprisingly,duetoitsolderpopulation,CountryHillsVillagehasthehighestrateof
residentswithdisabilities,witharateof27.3%.Bynumbers,thelargestpopulationofresidents
withdisabilitiesliveinHiddenValley(1,425).Evanston/Creeksidehasthelowestrateat7.9%or
235individuals.
Table15:ResidentswithDisabilitiesinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2006)
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
29
Thedatafromthissectionisdrawnfromthe2006federalcensusandthe2010Civiccensus(whichprovidesthe
2006populationfigures
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6.5 OlderAdults/Seniors
TheCityofCalgaryprovidesverygoodcommunitylevelinformationonseniors.30
Unfortunately,thepopulationfiguresintheseprofilesdonotreflectthemostcurrent2011civic
censusfigures.Toensurethemostaccuratepopulationnumbers,the2011civiccensusnumbers
wereanalyzedandusedforthissection.31
Thereisatotalpopulationof4,591residentswhowere65oroverinthestudyarea,which
equatesto5.9%ofthetotalareapopulation.ThisisslightlylowerthantheaverageCalgaryrate
of9.8%.Therearemorewomenover65(2,495)thanmen(2,096).CountryHillsVillagehasthe
highestpercentagerateofseniorsresidentintheircommunity,with28%.Therearealso
significantlymoreseniorwomen(401)thanmen(255)whoareresidentinCountryHillsVillage.
SandstoneValleyisnextwith10.6%.Evanston/Creekside(2.3%)andCoventryHills(2.8%)have
thesmallestpercentages.
Table16:PopulationsofSeniorsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunties(2011)
DataPoint
Population(2011)
Number
%ofTotalPopulation
Harvest
Hills
NorthernHillsCA
Country
Coventry
CountryHills
HillsVillage
Hills
577
7.7%
301
8.1%
656
28.0%
Panorama
Hills
438
2.8%
943
4.8%
Hidden
ValleyCA
Hidden
Valley
494
4.2%
Evanston
Creekside
CA
SandstoneMacEwanCA
Evanston/ MacEwan Sandstone
TotalArea
Creekside
Glen
Valley
138
2.3%
390
7.6%
654
10.6%
30
CommunityProfilesonSeniors(Calgary:CityofCalgary,2012).Web.30October2012.
http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Pages/Seniors/CommunityProfilesonSeniors.aspx
31
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4,591
5.9%
Cityof
Calgary
106,515
9.8%
November2012
Themedianincomeratesforseniorswerelastreportedaspartofthe2006federalcensusand
aretakenfrom2005data.Asseniorsoftenliveonfixedincomes,itseemsfairtoassumethat
therapidincreaseinhouseholdincomethatoccurredwithintherestofCalgaryhouseholdsdid
notoccurwithseniorsincomes.Themedianincomeforseniorsinthestudyarea($20,518)is
slightlylowerthantheCalgaryaverage($22,625).PanoramaHillshasthelowestmedianincome
forseniorsat$15,468,whilethehighestisfoundinCountryHillsat$25,429.CountryHills
Villageisnextat$24,322.
Table17:MedianIncomeforSeniorsinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(2005)
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
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ModeofTransportation32
7.
The2011civiccensuswasthefirsttimeCalgarianswerecanvassedastohowtheytravelledto
work.Itisnotsurprisingthatinthesesuburbancommunitiesthatarefarfromthedowntown
corethatresidentsdrivealonetoworkmoreregularlythanresidentsintherestofCalgary.In
thesecommunities,78.9%drivealonetowork,whiletherateis69.6%acrossallofCalgary.They
doactasadriverofacarpoolmoreoftenthanotherCalgarians,althougharepassengersofa
carpoollessoften.TheuseofpublictransitisalsolessthantheCalgaryaverage,at13.24%as
opposedto17.15%.Ingeneral,residentsintheseareascycleandwalktoworkmuchlessthan
otherCalgarians.
Table18:TransportationinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities
Evanston Hidden
Creekside Valley SandstoneMacEwan
CA
CA
CA
Modeof
Transport
NorthernHillCA
Country
Harvest Country
Coventry Panorama Evanston/ Hidden MacEwan Sandstone Total
Hills
Hills
Hills
Hills
Hills
Creekside Valley
Glen
Valley
Area
Village
Cityof
Calgary
Bi cycl e
10
13
51
0.22%
2,923 0.87%
Ca rpool dri ver

Ca rpool /taxi
pa s s enger
24
14
18
179
225
68
107
16
32
683
2.95%
5,471 1.62%
378
1.63%
8,622 2.56%
18237 78.87%
234,585 69.58%
Dri vea l one

Motorcycl e
16
27
71
81
19
84
32
44
1,778
916
579
3,825
4,539
1,537
2,699
1,138
1,226
293
148
117
628
797
130
390
203
355
Wa l k
28
20
19
18
24
11
13
148
0.64%
17,196 5.10%
Workfromhome
50
19
89
79
47
126
33
29
478
2.07%
8,907 2.64%
13
15
25
73
0.32%
1,438 0.43%
Tra ns i t
Other
0.06%
179 0.05%
3061 13.24%
15
57,806 17.15%
32
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Crime
ThedataforcrimescommittedinthecommunitiescomesfromtheCalgaryPoliceServiceCrimesWeb
MappingApplication(http://crimemap.calgarypolice.ca/content/DisclaimerPage.aspx).Thisapplication
canreportcrimesthatoccurredinindividualcommunitiesforuptothepastsixmonths.Thedataused
forthisreportwereaccessedonOctober15,2012.
Table19:PolicereportedCrimesCommittedinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(April15
October15,2012)
Evanston
Creekside
CA
NorthernHillsCommunityAssociation
Country
Harvest Country Hills
Coventry Panorama Evanston/
Hills
Hills
Village Hills
Hills
Creekside
Hidden
Valley
MacEwan Sandstone
Glen
Valley
Crimesinpast6months
96
40
47
97
141
58
118
21
42
Arson
0
7
0
4
0
3
3
3
24
21
27
4
0
2
0
4
0
2
0
0
9
18
5
0
0
7
0
2
0
0
2
0
21
7
7
1
0
6
0
2
0
11
0
1
28
36
12
1
1
13
0
2
0
21
0
0
21
51
32
0
0
6
0
1
0
3
0
0
21
19
7
1
0
4
0
0
0
15
1
2
26
49
20
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
8
7
0
2
1
0
0
0
5
1
0
7
17
8
1
Assault
AttemptedMurder
CommercialBreakin
Homicide
ResidentialBreakin
Robbery
Sexoffence
Theft
TheftfromVehicle
Vandalism
VehicleTheft
Hidden SandstoneMacEwan
ValleyCA
CA
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Calculatingthecrimerateforthistimeperiodcanbedonebytakingthetotalnumberofcrimes
committedanddividingbythecommunitypopulation.Althoughjustasnapshot,itdoesgivea
representationofcrimebasedonpopulationofthearea.
Table20:CrimeRatesinCalgarysNorthCentralCommunities(April15toOctober15,2012)
SandstoneValley
MacEwanGlen
HiddenValley
Evanston/
PanoramaHills
CoventryHills
CountryHillsVillage
CountryHills
HarvestHills
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
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ParticipatoryActionImplications
ThisdemographicdataopensthedoorfordialoguewiththeprojectSteeringCommitteeandcommunity
members.Considerthesequestions:
Whatproblemscanyouidentifybasedonthisdata,particularlyintermsofprogramsand
servicesofferedinthesecommunities?
Whataresomepossibleactionstoeffectivelyaddresstheseproblems?
Whatresourcescurrentlyexistwithinthecommunitytotaketheactionsyouhaveidentifiedto
addresstheseproblems?
Thefinalactionplanforthisprojectwillincludeprimarydata(collectedthroughparticipatoryinterviews
andcommunitymeetings)andsecondarydata(suchasthisdemographicinformationandotherwritten
documentation).
Anaturalnextstepinthisprocessistoextendthisconversationbymovingtocommunityassetand
strengthmapping.Weaskforyoursupporttohelpusorganizecommunityroundtablesfocussedon
mappingtheassetsandstrengthsofyourcommunities.
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Evanston;HiddenValley;MacEwanGlen;SandstoneValley.
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11. Appendix:WardPopulationGraphics
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ContactInformation
Formoreinformationaboutthisreportcontactus:
Office: (403)2449015
www.eatoninternationalconsulting.com
ServingCalgarycommunitiessince2001.
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